2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Montasia Golden
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lee-Davis
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
Golden[apos]s Personal Bests
60m Hurdles: 8.76
60m: 8.15
100m Hurdles: 14.27 (fourth in school history)
200m (Indoor): 26.46
200m (Outdoor): 26.07
400m Hurdles: 1:03.42
Long Jump (Indoor): 5.75m
Long Jump (Outdoor): 5.17m
Triple Jump (Indoor): 12.26m
Triple Jump (Outdoor): 40-11.75 (Second in school history) 2013 Outdoor
Competed in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships, finishing fifth overall with a time of 1:06.93 ... Registered a time of 1:03.42 in the preliminary round ... Took second in the long jump at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting with a jump of 5.17m ... Hit a season best mark of 11.91m in the triple jump at the Auburn Tiger Invitational ... Placed third in the triple jump at the Wake Forest Open ... Helped the 4x400m relay team finish third at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting ... Was on the 4x100m relay team that finished fifth in the ACC Championships with a time of 46.96.
2013 Indoor
Had several top ten finishes in the 60m hurdles including a season best time of 8.81 seconds at the Hokie Invitational ... Placed sixth in the long jump at the Hokie Invitational with a mark of 5.75m ... Competed in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships, placing 12th with a jump of 5.71m ... Also competed in the triple jump at the conference meet, finishing 9th with a jump of 12.26m ... Put up a time of 8.93 seconds in the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles. 2012 Outdoor
Continued to develop upon her early success from the indoor season, setting a new personal-best time of 14.27 in the 100 meter hurdles in the preliminary round of the ACC Championship ... Currently ranks fourth in school history in the 100m hurdles ... Finished second in the event at the WSSU Invitational with a time of 14.40 ... Recorded three additional top 10 finishes in the 100m hurdles, placing third at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (14.69), sixth at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting (14.80) and 10th at the Wake Forest Open (14.94) ... Claimed first place in her only 200 meter race of the season, finishing in a time of 26.07 at the VertKlasse ... Moved into second place on the Wake Forest all-time triple jump chart with a mark of 40-11.75 at the ACC Championship, good for 10th place at the meet ... Finished third in the triple at the WSSU Invitational (38-2.25) and fourth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (37-11.25) ... A member of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed seventh at the ACC Championship in a season-best time of 46.69 ... Also raced on the 4x1 squads that finished second at the WSSU Invitational (46.87) and second at the VertKlasse (47.79). 2012 Indoor
Turned in a remarkable freshman season, emerging as the team[apos]s top hurdler ... Recorded a team-leading and season-best time of 8.76 in the preliminaries of the 60 meter hurdles at the ACC Championship ... Raced in the 60 meters once during the season, finishing in a time of 8.15 ... Also competed in the 200 meters once, finishing 30th at the Virginia Tech Elite in 26.46 ... Recorded top mark of 16-7.75 in the long jump at the Fast Track Invitational en route to a 10th-place finish ... Also jumped for a distance of 16-7.75 at the Liberty Kickoff to finish sixth overall ... Regularly competed in the triple jump on the season, with her top jump of 38-0 coming at the ACC Championships, good for 15th place ... Placed fourth in the triple at the Fast Track Invitational with a jump of 37-6.5 ... Recorded a mark of 36-2.75 in the triple at the UNC Invitational to place third ... A member of the 4x400 meter relay that finished 10th overall at the Liberty Kickoff in a time of 4:21.48. Background
Earned four varsity letters in both indoor and outdoor track at Lee-Davis High ... Claimed the 2010 state title in the triple jump ... Also placed first at the 2011 State Meet in the 55-meter hurdles ... Earned a total of 11 Regional titles and 27 District track titles in her four years at Lee-Davis ... Personal-best times include 14.34 in the 100-meter hurdles, 12.44 in the 100-meters, 25.63 in the 200-meters, 44.38 in the 300-meter hurdles, 41.85 in the 300-meters, 58.85 in the 400-meters, 1:19.17 in the 500-meters, 8.16 in the 55-meter hurdles, 7.42 in the 55-meter dash, 5-3.5 in the high jump, 19-0.75 in the long jump, and 40-4.75 in the triple jump ... Named to both the Honor Roll and the Principal[apos]s List ... Member of the BETA Club and the National Honor Society ... Also a member of Emerging Leaders ... Named a Hanover Scholar. Personal
Daughter of Wayne and Georgette Golden ... Majoring in Sociology ... Has two older brothers, Zach (age 24) and Dwayne (20) ... Born on January 16, 1993, in Henrico County, Virginia ... Former teammates now running collegiately include Stephanie Cario (Virginia Tech), Amanda Lineberry (Richmond), Jacki Ferrance (James Madison), Robert Reynolds (George Mason), Cody Snyder (Virginia), and Tiel Westbrook (James Madison) ... Pursuing a degree in Psychology. Up Close with Montasia
My favorite book is...The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Something I cannot live without is...My Blackberry.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...US Weekly.
If I could vacation anywhere in the world, I would choose...Australia.
One word I would use to describe myself is...Outgoing.
My favorite professional athlete is...Lolo Jones.
My role model is...My mother.
My favorite professional sports team is...The Washington Redskins.
My dream job is...To be a dolphin trainer.
One food I absolutely will not eat is...Sushi.
One fact that most people don[apos]t know about me is...I play with my belly button to fall asleep.
My favorite restaurant is...Red Robin.
My favorite television shows are...Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, and Pretty Little Liars.
If I could invite three people to dinner, dead or alive, I would choose...Steve Prefontaine, Trey Songz, and Lady Gaga.
If I was not running track at Wake Forest, I would play...Football.
60m Hurdles: 8.76
60m: 8.15
100m Hurdles: 14.27 (fourth in school history)
200m (Indoor): 26.46
200m (Outdoor): 26.07
400m Hurdles: 1:03.42
Long Jump (Indoor): 5.75m
Long Jump (Outdoor): 5.17m
Triple Jump (Indoor): 12.26m
Triple Jump (Outdoor): 40-11.75 (Second in school history) 2013 Outdoor
Competed in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships, finishing fifth overall with a time of 1:06.93 ... Registered a time of 1:03.42 in the preliminary round ... Took second in the long jump at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting with a jump of 5.17m ... Hit a season best mark of 11.91m in the triple jump at the Auburn Tiger Invitational ... Placed third in the triple jump at the Wake Forest Open ... Helped the 4x400m relay team finish third at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting ... Was on the 4x100m relay team that finished fifth in the ACC Championships with a time of 46.96.
2013 Indoor
Had several top ten finishes in the 60m hurdles including a season best time of 8.81 seconds at the Hokie Invitational ... Placed sixth in the long jump at the Hokie Invitational with a mark of 5.75m ... Competed in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships, placing 12th with a jump of 5.71m ... Also competed in the triple jump at the conference meet, finishing 9th with a jump of 12.26m ... Put up a time of 8.93 seconds in the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles. 2012 Outdoor
Continued to develop upon her early success from the indoor season, setting a new personal-best time of 14.27 in the 100 meter hurdles in the preliminary round of the ACC Championship ... Currently ranks fourth in school history in the 100m hurdles ... Finished second in the event at the WSSU Invitational with a time of 14.40 ... Recorded three additional top 10 finishes in the 100m hurdles, placing third at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (14.69), sixth at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting (14.80) and 10th at the Wake Forest Open (14.94) ... Claimed first place in her only 200 meter race of the season, finishing in a time of 26.07 at the VertKlasse ... Moved into second place on the Wake Forest all-time triple jump chart with a mark of 40-11.75 at the ACC Championship, good for 10th place at the meet ... Finished third in the triple at the WSSU Invitational (38-2.25) and fourth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (37-11.25) ... A member of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed seventh at the ACC Championship in a season-best time of 46.69 ... Also raced on the 4x1 squads that finished second at the WSSU Invitational (46.87) and second at the VertKlasse (47.79). 2012 Indoor
Turned in a remarkable freshman season, emerging as the team[apos]s top hurdler ... Recorded a team-leading and season-best time of 8.76 in the preliminaries of the 60 meter hurdles at the ACC Championship ... Raced in the 60 meters once during the season, finishing in a time of 8.15 ... Also competed in the 200 meters once, finishing 30th at the Virginia Tech Elite in 26.46 ... Recorded top mark of 16-7.75 in the long jump at the Fast Track Invitational en route to a 10th-place finish ... Also jumped for a distance of 16-7.75 at the Liberty Kickoff to finish sixth overall ... Regularly competed in the triple jump on the season, with her top jump of 38-0 coming at the ACC Championships, good for 15th place ... Placed fourth in the triple at the Fast Track Invitational with a jump of 37-6.5 ... Recorded a mark of 36-2.75 in the triple at the UNC Invitational to place third ... A member of the 4x400 meter relay that finished 10th overall at the Liberty Kickoff in a time of 4:21.48. Background
Earned four varsity letters in both indoor and outdoor track at Lee-Davis High ... Claimed the 2010 state title in the triple jump ... Also placed first at the 2011 State Meet in the 55-meter hurdles ... Earned a total of 11 Regional titles and 27 District track titles in her four years at Lee-Davis ... Personal-best times include 14.34 in the 100-meter hurdles, 12.44 in the 100-meters, 25.63 in the 200-meters, 44.38 in the 300-meter hurdles, 41.85 in the 300-meters, 58.85 in the 400-meters, 1:19.17 in the 500-meters, 8.16 in the 55-meter hurdles, 7.42 in the 55-meter dash, 5-3.5 in the high jump, 19-0.75 in the long jump, and 40-4.75 in the triple jump ... Named to both the Honor Roll and the Principal[apos]s List ... Member of the BETA Club and the National Honor Society ... Also a member of Emerging Leaders ... Named a Hanover Scholar. Personal
Daughter of Wayne and Georgette Golden ... Majoring in Sociology ... Has two older brothers, Zach (age 24) and Dwayne (20) ... Born on January 16, 1993, in Henrico County, Virginia ... Former teammates now running collegiately include Stephanie Cario (Virginia Tech), Amanda Lineberry (Richmond), Jacki Ferrance (James Madison), Robert Reynolds (George Mason), Cody Snyder (Virginia), and Tiel Westbrook (James Madison) ... Pursuing a degree in Psychology. Up Close with Montasia
My favorite book is...The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Something I cannot live without is...My Blackberry.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...US Weekly.
If I could vacation anywhere in the world, I would choose...Australia.
One word I would use to describe myself is...Outgoing.
My favorite professional athlete is...Lolo Jones.
My role model is...My mother.
My favorite professional sports team is...The Washington Redskins.
My dream job is...To be a dolphin trainer.
One food I absolutely will not eat is...Sushi.
One fact that most people don[apos]t know about me is...I play with my belly button to fall asleep.
My favorite restaurant is...Red Robin.
My favorite television shows are...Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, and Pretty Little Liars.
If I could invite three people to dinner, dead or alive, I would choose...Steve Prefontaine, Trey Songz, and Lady Gaga.
If I was not running track at Wake Forest, I would play...Football.
Football Media Availability (9/30/25)
Tuesday, September 30
Wake Forest Football Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference
Tuesday, September 30
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 29, 2025)
Monday, September 29
Sept. 27, 2025: Coach Jake Dickert Postgame Press Conference Following Game vs. Georgia Tech
Sunday, September 28
